Hardcover, 352 pages
English language
Published Nov. 6, 2007 by Simon & Schuster Children's Publishing.
In a future world where those between the ages of thirteen and eighteen can have their lives "unwound" and their body parts harvested for use by other, three teens go to extreme lengths to uphold their beliefs--and, perhaps, save their own lives.
In a future world where those between the ages of thirteen and eighteen can have their lives "unwound" and their body parts harvested for use by other, three teens go to extreme lengths to uphold their beliefs--and, perhaps, save their own lives.
Jakoze namet trosku divnej, ale ke konci se vysvetli, jak k tomu vubec doslo. Trosku me sralo, jak se porad menil uhled pohledu vypravenej jinym clovekem, 20 - 30 stran bych dal, ale kua proc celou knizku. V druhe pulce se to trosku uklidnilo a ke konci hodne zajimavy. No suma sumarum 60%. Tleskac co netleskl!
My, this was something. Very interesting and challenging premise with lots of meaty, thought-provoking ideas.
I became aware, though, of a bias I didn't know I had... when I read dystopian books like The Hunger Games, I find it easy to suspend disbelief that a world like this could exist because I can mentally make space for "those in power" doing whatever is necessary to stay in power, no matter how horrific. But in Unwind, the basic premise is that everyone agrees with the way things are (except most of those being unwound - the tithes being the exception). As a result, I had a harder time settling into the book and immersing myself in the story because that part of my brain kept yelling "NO WAY!!!" It'll be interesting to read more dystopian fiction and see how other authors handle this.
My, this was something. Very interesting and challenging premise with lots of meaty, thought-provoking ideas.
I became aware, though, of a bias I didn't know I had... when I read dystopian books like The Hunger Games, I find it easy to suspend disbelief that a world like this could exist because I can mentally make space for "those in power" doing whatever is necessary to stay in power, no matter how horrific. But in Unwind, the basic premise is that everyone agrees with the way things are (except most of those being unwound - the tithes being the exception). As a result, I had a harder time settling into the book and immersing myself in the story because that part of my brain kept yelling "NO WAY!!!" It'll be interesting to read more dystopian fiction and see how other authors handle this.
